Historic Earthquakes

La Ligua, Chile
1965 March 28 16:33 UTC
Magnitude 7.4

About 400 people were killed or
missing, 350 were injured and extensive property damage was reported
throughout the area. The mining village of El Cobre completely disappeared
after the shock shattered a 70-meter dam, cascading 2 million tons of
water and mud into the town. At Llaillay, almost every building was
heavily damaged by the earthquake and ensuing fires. There was extensive
damage to bridges, roads and public utilities, and structural damage to
thousands of buildings at Santiago and Valparaiso. Several other towns
north of Santiago reported extensive property damage.